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SLAF Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26) Solicitation Update
The Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) Fiscal Year 2026 solicitation of applications closed on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Applications submitted by the deadline are now under review.
Stormwater Local Assistance Fund
The Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) provides matching grants to local governments for the planning, design, and implementation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) that address cost efficiency and commitments related to reducing water quality pollutant loads. Eligible capital project types can include:
- New stormwater BMPs
- Retrofits of stormwater BMPs
- Stream restoration
- Low impact development projects
- Buffer restoration
- Pond retrofits
- Wetlands restoration
The SLAF program can also be used to fund the purchase of permanent, certified non-point source nutrient credits.
Applications will be solicited in years that a state appropriation is available.
